Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-05-26
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The gaiB 10 the late slave States IN
congressional representation from count,
ing the blacks ~ citizens ID sixteen. "
mofe exactly. 1890, This 10 under the
last census, ab6 the present ratio Of rep
fesentation, which Is 1921. This 10
about equal 10 the Democratic majority
In the next House, which at tbs outside
IL only seventeen. counting the three
Labor or Independent members with tbe
Democrats,
We give the total votes cast at the
last Congressional election for Repre-
seutatives iD the several districts Of the
Gulf States, and the same from Ohio.
Indiana, Michigan and Illinois:
Texas First District. bliss; Second.
1908; Third, 24,064; Fourth. 1926
Fifth. es,t54; Sixth. s2.07e; seventh. 2O.'
764; Eighth ,s4.slO; Ninth, ,2s. .O55; Tenth.
3O,3Oi; Eleventh. 29.724
Louisiana--First, 12.099; Second. IA
707; Third. 26.s91; Fourth. 5,747. no OPP
position; Fifth, 1888; Sixth. 10000.
Mississippi First, 3,l3i. no opposi.
tion; Second, 12,64s; Third, q. 900 Fourth.
2,s66, no opposition Fifth, 1857, no op
position; Sixth, 12,409; Seventh, 4.5o7. no
oppositioDJ The Third and SIKH
Districts were the only ones running
Republican tickets.
Alabams-First. 4,2S6. no opposition
second, $3.50. no opposition; Third. T..
662, no opposition; Fourth. 21,05s Fifth,
6.357, Republican vote. IT'S; Sixth. 12,3O7
Seventh, 1l,157; Eighth, 2O.32s.
Georgia First, 2O7s; Second. 2,4ls;
Third. 1904; Fourth. 3,239; Fifth. 5000 /;
Sixth. 1,723; Seventh, $3.50; Eighth. g..
S55; Ninth. 1882; Tenth, 1851.
In the case of Georgia there were no
regular Republican candidates for Con-
gress In the field. An Independent 10
The Fourth District received $50 votes,
and FentoD, independent in the Seventh.
received 1887. In all the others there
we're few scattering Republican votes,
reaching 100 in one District, and rang
ing from to 33 in the others.
Florida-First, 1882; Second, 35,075.
South Carolins-First, 1915. no Oppo
sition; Third. a ,402.no opposition Fourth,
4.47O. no opposition; Fifth, 1895, no op
position; Sixth, 4.4ll, no opposition /;
Seventh. 1920. Only Republican can
didatss ran in the Seventh District. Col
ored population Of South Carolina eo4,'
S32. Only Republican vote for Con
gress in State was that for Smalls, in
Seventh District. of 5,7S6.
North Carolina First, 24.605 Second,
official Ggures not received; Third, a.
007; Fourth, 20,2ss; Fifth, no official re-
turns; Seventh. 1885; Eighth, 1888:
Ninth, no official returns. Total vote
on Congress, 2I3.l14.
0bio-First, 28,99s; Second, 82.504;
Third. 36,5O7; Fourth, 20 23s; Fifth, 23, /;
0s7; Sixth. SS,920; Seventh, Sl,5s6;
Eighth. 36,424; Ninth. 35,44s, Tenth. 33.
344; Eleventh, 3l,690; Twelfth, 36,832 /;
Thirteenth; 39,8I5; Fourteenth, 2s.175;
Fifteenth, 30,039; Sixteenth, 1896 ;Sev.
enteenth, 3S,6O3; Eighteenth, 3s,265; (;
Nineteenth. 2s,OO5; Twentieth, 82,5lS;
Twenty-6rst, 29,059.
Michigan First. 34,o44; Second, 34,+
452; Third. 89,3Os; Fourth, $4,000 Fifth,
30.773; Six b, 39.6l3; Seventh, 2s,S33;
Eighth. 37,s46; Ninth, 35,s17; b,2s,.
229; Eleventh, 27,020.
Indiana First. SO; Second. 30,020;
Third, se,7l4; Fourth, 81 ,OS7; Fifth, S3,
$40; Sixth ,39, ,755 seventh, 44,046; Eighth,
4l,352; Ninth. 50,579; Tenth, 24.79l; /;
Eleventh. 4O,2l2; Twelfth, S4,5s9; Thir.
teenlh, 81 ,s20.
Illinols-FiIst, 26,274; Second, 1881;
Third, 2O,s71; Fourth, 1929; Fifth, 49,
6l3; Sixth, 23,636; Seventh. 1893;
Eighth, 32,29l Ninth, 25,4OO; Tenth, 81,
2l4; Eleventh, a4.27O; Twelfth, 1885,
Thirteenth, 35,a54; Fourteenth, 29,s46;
FifleenIh, ss,s7si sixteenth, ss,7lO Sew
enteenth, 27,725i Eighteenth, aO,84O,
Nineteenth, le,Oe8; Twentieth, sl,90s,
For purpose of comparison the state
ment of the colored population In the
late slave states may be interesting, The
dguTes are from the census of 1880, The
present ratio OF representation In con
gTess IL lbi,Dll, Alabama, 900, l0al Al
kansas, ,2l0g6eI Florida, i2G,690I Georgia
7ab,l82 Louisiana, 4ss,8bbl Mississippi,
6b0,aDl North Carolina, bsi,s77l south
Carolina, 804,B8aI Tennessee, 40s,lslI !
Texas, Bss,Bs4I ViFgIRia, 68l,elB Fetal
A,B60,a9s border states - Della ware,
a6,4ial Kentucky, s7l s7l,4hlINaTylandale,'
$50 Missouri, l4b,Bb0I West Virginia,
ab,ss8, Total, 6s7Bbg
IL will be noticed that The vote reT
The whole ~ the Ten districts NJ ge9f'
Ria=lhe congressional V9te In The sIa Q
=is ess lhaB lhe least vets iH one con
elessI9Aal district IN Ohio This saft
NJ Thing does not disturb a ltel TOP
cleveland lniatgail0hlst and mugwump
smllef M The slightest Ills eyes afe
uaed on tbe joys ~ belonging 10 The
class " 0illGe holders trained 10 l00h
down up0n thelf fellow citizens IA lBisf
i0fs engaged Ia n Wild chase lOf tbe
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